Frank Freimann
{{Short description|American businessperson (1909–1968)}}
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Frank M. Freimann (1909–1968) was an American businessperson who was the head of Magnavox from 1950 until his death in 1968.{{Cite magazine|url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,838188,00.html|title=Milestones: Apr. 12, 1968|magazine=Time |date=April 12, 1968|via=content.time.com}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1968/04/01/archives/frank-freimann-of-magnavox-dies-president-since-1950-led-it-into.html|title=FRANK FREIMANN OF MAGNAVOX DIES; President Since 1950 Led It Into Consumer Field|work=The New York Times |date=April 1, 1968|via=NYTimes.com}}
Biography
Born in Hungary in 1909, Freimann migrated to Chicago at a young age, where he studied at Crane High School.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hbs.edu/leadership/20th-century-leaders/details?profile=frank_m_freimann|title=Frank M. Freimann - Leadership - Harvard Business School|website=www.hbs.edu}}
In 1930, he founded Electro Acoustics Products Company (EAP).{{Cite web|url=https://www.mixonline.com/blog/2367|title=The Cutting Edge of Corporate AV, Circa 1938|first=Clive|last=Young|date=March 30, 2016|website=Mixonline}} Later, in 1934, the company was acquired by Magnavox and formally merged in 1938.
Freimann died in 1967 in Manhattan.
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Category:Hungarian emigrants to the United States
Category:Businesspeople from Chicago
Category:Businesspeople in electronics
Category:American manufacturing businesspeople
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